Obituaries

Apr 22, 2019

Richard Hough, 58, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday evening, April 22, 2019, in Longview. Richard Kelly Hough was born on May 30, 1960, in Houston, TX to R. K. and Shirley Louise Cathey Hough. He attended Carthage High School with the class of 1980. Richard married Susan Joy Gary on June 26, 1981, in Carthage. He worked...

Apr 21, 2019

Jackie Mitchell, 67, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Longview, TX.  Jackie Lynne Hayes was born on Sept. 14, 1951, in Houston, TX to the late Richard Leon and Juanita Faye Jarrell Hayes. She graduated from Pasadena, TX High School with the class of 1969. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University where she graduated with...

Apr 21, 2019

Dr. Mary Lynn Davison DeShazo, age 89, of Huntsville, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Huntsville. Dr. DeShazo was born on August 14, 1929, in Panola County to the late Lloyd Shipp and Fairy Bowers Davison. She married Charles William DeShazo in 1965. Dr. DeShazo earned her Bachelor's Degree from East Texas Baptist College in 1949,...

Apr 16, 2019

Thomas Lee Stewart, 80, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday evening, April 16, 2019, in Longview. He was born on Nov. 15, 1938, in the Campti Community in Shelby County, TX to the late James William "Jim" and Lonnie Mills Stewart. Mr. Stewart began his working career in the oil field and later worked at Cassity Jones in...

Apr 14, 2019

Joyce Ann Allums, 80, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, April 14, 2019, in Carthage. Joyce Ann Cammack was born on Oct. 3, 1938, in Timpson, TX to the late Robert L. and Elsie Irene Ramsey Cammack. She graduated from Pasadena, TX High School with the class of 1957, and earned a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's...

Apr 5, 2019

Alice Sharp, 97, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Friday morning, April 5, 2019, in Carthage. Alice Maurine Sanders Sharp was born on Nov. 15, 1921, in Panola County, TX, to the late Wade Hampton and Carrie Mae Barton Sanders. She graduated from Carthage High School where she was on the cheer squad. Mrs. Sharp attended Panola College where...

Apr 5, 2019

Rhonda Lynette Garcia, 66, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019, in Tyler, Texas. She was born on September 20, 1952, in Indiana. Mrs. Garcia worked for many years as a waitress. She is survived by her husband, Frank Rougely of Carthage. Cremation arrangements are by Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.

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Apr 5, 2019

Beverly Rogers, 80, of DeBerry, TX, passed away on Friday afternoon, April 5, 2019, at her home in DeBerry. Beverly Ann Brooks Rogers was born on May 29, 1938, in Van Horn, TX to the late Robert Lee and Mattie Carr Brooks. She was married Durwin Ray Rogers and he preceded her in death on Sept. 24, 2005. Mrs....

Apr 2, 2019

Randy Pool, 65, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, April 2, 2019, in Carthage. Randy Lynn Pool was born on Feb. 7, 1954, in Friona, TX to Norman Delton and Jo Ann Shoffner Pool. He graduated from Fontana, CA High School with the class of 1973. Randy married Louise Morris and she preceded him in death after...

Mar 31, 2019

Nellie Hooker Brewster, 81, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, March 31, 2019, in Carthage. Nellie Faye Hooker Brewster was born on Feb. 16, 1938, in Panola County, TX to the late R.T. and Lorine Beck Hooker. She attended Turner High School and married Oscar Brewster, Jr. on July 14, 1956, in Henderson, TX. Mrs. Nellie loved...

Mar 30, 2019

Doris Gray Harvey, retired teacher and beloved wife and mother, 92, of Nacogdoches, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, March 30, 2019, at her home in Nacogdoches. Doris Ruth Gray Harvey was born on Aug. 7, 1926, in the Murvaul Community of Panola County, TX to the late Leemon H. and Grace Sauls Gray. After graduating from Gary High...

Mar 27, 2019

Agnes Albina Zalman Zamazal passed away peacefully in Carthage, Texas on March 27, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. Local arrangements are by Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.

Born on December 16, 1928 in El Campo, Texas to the late Anton and Albina Pilcik Zalman, Agnes lived much of her life to serve her family and God.

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Mar 27, 2019

William Homer "Bill" Sells, 70, of Clayton, TX, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, March 27, 2019, at his home. He was born on Oct. 24, 1948, in Henderson, TX to the late Clyde William and Sylvia Bea Robinett Sells. Mr. Sells graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1967. He married Linda Davis on June 16, 1967,...

Mar 26, 2019

Martha Elizabeth Boren, 66, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday night, March 26, 2019, in Tyler. Martha Elizabeth Harvey Boren was born on June 12, 1952, in Center, TX to the late Burtis Owen and Annie Elizabeth Briery Harvey. She graduated from Gary High School with the class of 1970. She attended Panola College and Stephen F. Austin...

Mar 25, 2019

Jerry Foster, 72, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Monday night, March 25, 2019. Jerry Wayne Foster was born on Jan. 16, 1947, in Harrisburg, Ark. to the late Eldridge and Martha Frances McClellan Foster. He married Kathy Diane Conner on Nov. 25, 1970, in Muncie, IN. In 1984, they moved to Beckville where Jerry worked as a foreman...

Mar 18, 2019

Sue Waldrop Smith, 89, met her Lord on Monday evening, March 18, 2019, in Denton, TX. Sue Dean Waldrop Smith was born on Jan. 26, 1930, in Brooks Community of Panola County, TX near Carthage, TX to the late Melvin Gray and Bonnie Ester Gentry Smith. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1946, and attended...

Mar 17, 2019

Shirley Pierce, 80, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Sunday night, March 17, 2019, in Tyler. Shirley Ann Smith Pierce was born on Aug. 17, 1938, in Center, TX to the late Elvin Hollis and Lurlene Raymond Smith. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1956. Mrs. Pierce began her working career as a stewardess with...

Mar 14, 2019

Herbert Gibbs, 58, of the Pinehill Community in Rusk County, TX, formerly from Shiloh, LA, passed away on Thursday evening, March 14, 2019, at his home. Mr. Gibbs was born on Oct. 22, 1960, in Mansfield, LA to the late Thomas Cecil and Mittie Odell Evans Gibbs. He attended school in Logansport, LA, graduating with the Logansport High School...

Mar 14, 2019

Clint Woran Stephenson, 40, of Gary, TX, passed away on Thursday evening, March 14, 2019, in Beckville, TX due to injuries sustained in a UTV accident. He was born on June 10, 1978, in Carthage, TX to Louie Carroll Stephenson and Gwen Manchaca Stephenson. Clint attended school in Gary, and was a Gary High School graduate with the class...

Mar 12, 2019

Girtha Lee Johnson, 94, of Carthage, TX, passed away on March 12, 2019, in Carthage. Girtha Lee Rayson Johnson was born on June 3, 1924, in Panola County, TX to the late Elma Rayson and Jessie Lee Stevenson Wallace. She married Eugene Johnson on Jan. 27, 1940, in Carthage and he preceded her in death on April 9, 2007....